Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday sharpened his attack against the INDIA bloc, accusing it of making the Army a “weapon of politics” and said there cannot be a “bigger sin than this”. Modi further hit out at the opposition, alleging that the Congress and “INDI alliance” never left any effort in weakening the Indian armed forces.

Modi was addressing his last poll rally of the Lok Sabha polls here.

His attack came in the backdrop of the Congress and INDIA bloc members targeting the Narendra Modi government over the Agnipath scheme.

Notably, the Congress has said it will scrap the Agnipath scheme if the INDIA bloc comes to power.

Modi said it was his target to make the Indian defence forces as the most modern and capable force, self-reliant in the real sense.

But this initiative blocks the ways for the “INDI alliance” to make black money. Therefore, they are taking out anger against “Modi”, he said.

“It is clear that we need to keep all things in mind to see with whom we fight... And we have to prepare our army accordingly,” he said.

The prime minister said armies are not made only for the Republic Day parade. The Army is made for a fight, to defeat an enemy and to save our motherland, he said.

But the opposition made the Army as a weapon of politics, Modi alleged, and added that there cannot be a bigger sin than this.

“I am telling the INDI alliance that I am silent. Do not make any mistake in understanding Modi. The day Modi opens his mouth, I will bring out all your sins out — ‘saat peedhi ke paap’ (sins of seven generations),” he said.

Modi said Punjab is a land of brave and valour but the INDIA bloc insulted the brave at each step.